The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a preliminary ruling refining the Sumal doctrine, with potential implications for corporate groups facing competition damages litigation in the EU. Companies with intermediate holding companies in the Netherlands and other EU Member States may wish to assess their exposure in light of the Court’s clarified jurisdictional framework.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a landmark ruling in April 2026, clarifying when music sampling and other uses of protected works may qualify as lawful “pastiche” under EU copyright law. The decision establishes three cumulative conditions that may shape how creators and practitioners across creative fields assess permissible use going forward.
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On Sept. 11, 2025, the European Commission published a draft for consultation of the revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and updated Technology Transfer Guidelines (Guidelines). The aim of this revision is to adapt the rules to recent market developments and case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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The November 2024 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
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Marking the latest development in the Illumina/Grail saga, on 3 September 2024, the CJEU annulled the General Court’s judgment and European Commission’s decisions allowing EU national competition authorities (NCAs) to
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On 10 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its preliminary judgment interpreting Article 5(1) of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the
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The June 2022 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
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For companies subject to U.S. economic sanctions regimes, compliance is complicated by Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 (EU Blocking Regulation), which was updated in 2018 in light of the U.S. position
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The November 2021 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s antitrust newsletter provides clients and colleagues with significant developments in global antitrust and competition law, including updates from The Netherlands.
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a landmark decision on Dec. 19, 2019, that effectively restricts the resale of legally purchased e-books. The case involved the Dutch company Tom
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